Hand bag



F. P. KANE HAND BAG Filed Nov. 20, 1922 that f appearance of theV shopping bag andthus b Vtg the sack or pouch y y When,

to be given the appearance-of a small hand- .To'all l'whom com-era; `y I it hown that I Francis P; Kama, Jresidin'g at Jacksonvilladllinois, a citizen of the United States, have invented certain t. new and` usefull Improvements in i, VHand Bags, of which-the following is a specification. i f o f My invention relates to so calledjshopping bags'which as ordinarily made have a pouch tm or sack of considerable size in order' that thebag may have an adequate capacity for holding articles, and my object is to so coni struct such a bag that whennot in use it f may be reducedito a very compact state so it willhave neither thebulk nor the willbe neat or attractive n appearancel and readily handled, or carried. i My invention consists inl any bag having the characteristics of* construction and adaptability described by or'included within the language i of the appended claims. i i

In the accompanying drawings:

' i Fig. 1 's a perspective view* of a bag embed gfmy nvention opened out for use' as a s opping-bag; e Fig.` 2 fisa simi arview showing the bag in its folded-or compacted condition; Fig.` 3 is a section on the line 3-3 of Fig. anak M In the embodimentlof my invention appearing invthe drawings, the design or idea is 'to havey the bag in its compact state .to present the appearance and size of an attractive looking hand-bag, and in the bag shown the drawings the pouch or sack, 10, when opened out as `vshown in Fig;` ljtapers from top to bottom'so that it has the appearance ofan inverted keystone yand at. the narrow til top or mouthofthe bag there areon opposite sides two loops, 11,*thatform handles i wl'ich may bejcaughtholdof by the hand or slippedoverthe arm. A bellowsfold,` 12, is used 'at each side of the sackwhich enables when not in useto be closed up in a flat condition while giving ample holding capacity to the bag when it is openedout.` g W e as is illustrated in Fig;4 2, 'the bag is i it: E, QF JAGRSONVILLE; m i; i

edge ,appearance of the article contributed to and the purse ismost cone I tawi Beet I at mmucfldm mga november 20, efnf termino. 602,140;

bag, the "lower halfjis 'folded or doubled over' against the up er half, the bottom edge of the sack or poudhy stantially being brought up subto the level, or a little below vthe level of the bag top or`mouth, and it is there secured, but

prehminary to thus turnmg or' folding it over, the two corners of the 'pouoh'bottom vare folded over, each in a triangular fold so as to make the 'bottom that the contour and area' of the thus foldedover lower half of the bag'matches the contourtand area of the corners be'n are conceale other half, the folded turned i inward y so that they it presents the neat` andv` Fig. 1 the dotted or'mouth ofthe'bag, the result being 6.0

and, hence, the bulk of the ag is reducedto practicallyone-half and line,.iw`-j-w, indicates the line on which lthe lowerhalf is folded,, and the dotted lines,`

m-"-y, indicates the linesof fold' ofthe lower -corners lof, the sack or pouch, and, preferably, in the manufacture fofthe bag' there is I--a more or "less defined'` crease' produced along such'three'lines to indicate to the user 'f5 the places where folds are to'be made and to facilitate such folding. These creases, however, are not ,sufliciently ;marked `so as to in anywise impair thevappearance of the'bag when fullyopened out. maybe used to holdl theflcornersv but it is not claimedas my invention. a I

` When folded as I havel'explained, .the overlapping portions of thebag are retained I A snap button, 13,

in the folded state bylsuitablemeansg Such sa' means,'as shown in the drawings,comprises a fla'p, 14, whichis secured at one edge to the top of .thepouch or sack and is adapted to lap over the outside of the u per part of the folded-over bottomfihalf of and to :be detachably secured thereto by a snap button, whosejmemberajl, and 16 are, respectively, attached to the two parts concerned. The fiap, 14, is utilized to forma 17, to secure' which a snap button, 18, isl provided. By the provision of the purse the as a hand bag is veniently located for ready access.

kthe pouch ao -coin purse which'has a closure-forming fiap, 96

` .lows fold at each'of .two sides, and

55. material`.-. Yo'fl elongated, substantial yj reo- :i'llhek' be lloi'vs'-fold,- or accordion pleat, '12,

is widest at the top or mouth of theopened out bag, and tapersto substantiallyno widtl at-thebottom, and the bag both when un- Vfolded and foldedbeing 'of trapezoidal shape with the trapezoid'al base at the bottom, and when the lower corners'are folded in the shape .is bi-trapezoidal; The bagis formed of a `subs.tanti ally` frectangular piece of material that is` folded at the transverse center, and its opposite edges are folded inward' and stitchedito form the tapering I' accordion plaits. i

Bags embodyingmy nvention` maybe made of leather or other material, and while lthe design -and detailsl of construction and myself'thereto.V

;Whatjl claimisz. ,1. A bag havinga ouch that tapers'and 'being widest. at ,the j otto'ni, andhaving a' handle at. the vtop and` foldable on arline corners atri'the 'bottom being *folda'ble'to lie upon adjacent portions of the pouch, each 'cornerl ;being foldable ,upon a 'line that vintersects thelouteriedge of theba atthe point where it isfolded midway. etween i tov IaidQbottonil `and; means to holdV the fo ded over -portionsjin overlyingfirelation.

I .being widest at theibottomfandhavmg la e f handle.. at' the top, vtheV 'pouch' having av oldahle on. aime-midway between top and bottom,

the corners .at the'fibott'om lie upon' adjacentportions o foldable to the pouch, and neanstov hold the folded over portions infloverlyingl relation, 'comprising. a purse ofthel'iouc 1 113. A`, s`hoppingbagcomprising a .piece of material ofelon ated`,j subs`tantially rectan- 1' -gilaryshape fol' ed at its transverse center forming .ilap1 attached atoneed'ge tothe. top

andi having .its v.adj accnt' side edges secured together'and folded iinwardly into trian I ';trapezoidfatjthebottom, said 'plates' being. 'I. widerat'the'top than 'at thebottom, and a :'.pair'of' handles sec ured .to the upper sides lar accordionplaits'toform anf open-en ed trapezoida l. shape; with the base of the thereof;l

'I. 4. VA;shbpping bagIciilllpfis ingV aS iece oftangularjshape folded vat its itransver'se cen,-

'ter. and havin'gfiits'adjacent Vside edges se-,--V eo' cured togetheriand folded inwardly into triangular'accordion plaits toform'an openended ftrapezoidal v shape with-.the base of the 'trapezoid Vat the bottomja fastening Inemlzier dispos'ed Vcentrally of the-bag at .one side thereof adjacent its uptper edge, a

eomplemental fastening secure eentrally 'of said side adjacent' the 'bottom ed e, the

lower corners of the bag being fol ed inwa'dly and the bag then folded substantially along its transverse center and held in such folded position by the engagement of 'said fastcners.

5. A carryin bag comprising an openended elongate receptacle of substantally trapezoidal shape in elevation .formed by having its sides folded inwardly in trangular accordion plaits, said plaits being of appreciable width at the top of the bag,

but tapering to substantiallyno width at the bottom thereof, the space between said plates being .wider at the bottom than at the top, a fastening member disposed at the transverse center of the bag at one side thereof .adjacentits bottom and .a comple- `mental fastening v.member secured substantially at 'the transverse Vcenter ofg the bag adjacent thev top thereof, whereby the bot- .toml of the bag can be folded upwardly along an intermediate transverse lme the .upwardly folded portion be position .by engagement of said fastening members; f

v6. A carryin bag comprising ano enended, velongate receptacle of substantally trapezoidal shape in elevation, formed by having its sides folded inwardly in trangular accordion plaits said plaits being of appreciable width at the top of the bag, but tapering to substantially no width at the bottomthereof, the spacefbetween said pla-its.. being wider at the bottom than `at the top, a fastening memberdisposed at the transverse center of. the bag (at one side thereof, adjacent its bottom, a complemental fastening member secured substantially at the transverse center of the bag adjacent the top thereof, whereby the bottom of the bag can 'be folded upwardly along and intermediate transversev line and the upwardly folded portion be held in position vby engagement of ysaid fastening members, and a 'pocket member secured along its upper edge to one side of the baor adjacent the top edge thereof and adapted` to depend so as and .to overlap' and cover the upwardly folded bottom of the bag.

7. A shopping bag havin yand substantially rectangular body when fully distended, but having its sides folded inwardly in accordion plaits which are wide at t'h'e top but taper to a narrowwidth at the bottom, the space kbetween said plaitsbeing wideratthe bottom than at the top,l

whereby. the bag would have a trapezoidal.

shape, said bag adapted to have its lower corners folded inwardly in triangular folds whereby fa bi-trapezoidal shape is formed and to have its .bottom portion then folded upwardl along a transverse line with its lower e ge disposed. some distance below hed in- 0' an open-ended 5 I the top edge, whereby a smaller trape. '130 mimeo zoidal shape is produced, and co-opemting underneath the purse, and meansI ermafastenin means on the bag to hold the same nently loca-ted between the bag an purse in. its fo ded position. coolperatin with other means onl the ba 8. In a combination carryin bag, e hug bo y for as'tening the hag in such folde 5 body, a. purse having a, closing ep, astened postion. 4

only alonff its upper edge on one side of the bag a on the edge to the opening of signature.

gag being foldable upon itself the bag, the

FRANCIS P. m 1

In tetimony whereof I hereunto afiix my 

